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Imaginary view of a square with Muslims festival.
Imaginary view of a square with Muslims festival. A so called optical print.
Date: Paris, ca. 1750
Transisalania vulgo Over-Yssel auct. N. ten Have. . .
Map of the central part of the Netherlands, prepared by N. ten Have with a decorative cartouche lower left.Joachim Ottens (1663 - 1719) and his sons Renier and Joshua wer...
Date: Amsterdam, ca. 1750
Electoratus saxonici praefecturae annaburgensis pretzschens torgaviensis schweinicensis. . .
Highly detailed map showing the regions of Annaburg, Pretzsch, Schweinitz in Sachsen-Anhalt, Torgau in Sachen and Mühlberg an der Elbe in Brandenburg. In the center of t...
Date: Augsburg, 1750
Dynastiae Comitat. Schoenburgici Penig, Remissa, Rochsburg, Wechselburg In Clientela Elect: Saxon Glaucha, Hartenstein, Lichtenststein, Walkenburg. . .
A very uncommon and superbly decorative map of Lower Saxony, the region southwest of Dresden. Including the towns of Rochlitz, Geringswalde, Mittweida, Frankenberg, Chemn...
Date: Augsburg, 1750
Principatus Halberstadiensis, abbat : Quedlinburgens cum Comitatu Wernigerodano, ad hodiernum verum statum ex acta prodiit ex officina geogr. . .
Detailed map showing principality Halberstadt, Abtei Quedlinburg and the county Wernigerode. Including the towns of Osterwieck, Stollberg, Aschersleben and Oschersleben.
Date: Augsburg, 1750
Prospectus, quem Solimanni et Mohameti. . . - Vue aupres de la Mosquee du Sultan Soliman, et de Mohamet . . .
Imaginary view inside Istanbul showing Sultan Soliman in his carriage , a so-called optical print.
Date: Augsburg 1750
1. Seigneure Delassa tirés de Grueber. 2. Trophée à l'honneur du Grand Lama. (Tibet).
Fanciful European depiction of people from Tibet and Lhassa. A somewhat larger image appeared in "Abbe A.F. Prévost, Histoire Generale des Voyages".
Date: Paris, ca. 1750
Carte de LA LOUISIANE et des PAYS VOISINS Dédiée a M. Rouillé Dediee a M. Rouille Secretairr 'd Etat ayant le Departement de la Marine... 1750
North America from the eastern seaboard to the Rocky Mountains. Based on Delisle's map of 1718 with additions from notes compiled by the Jesuit priest, explorer and histo...
Date: Paris, 1750
Cochin (today: Ernakulam)
Small but charming 18th water color on paper depicting Cochin (today : Ernakulam) was from 1500, when the first Portuguese fleet called on its port, a firm ally of the Po...
Date: India? c.1750
![[Lot of 13 prints of the Chinese court] Habillement de l' Empereur dela Chine & des Dames de son Palais aves quel...](/uploads/cache/IMG_0845-250x250.jpg)
[Lot of 13 prints of the Chinese court] Habillement de l' Empereur dela Chine & des Dames de son Palais aves quel...
Prints of the Chinese court.[Lot of 13 prints]- Salle Imperiale De L'Audience, tiree de Nieuhof (1760)- Pagodes ou Statues; Miniso ou la Volupté (1749- Pagodes ou sta...
- $400 / ≈ €342
Date: Amsterdam, c. 1750
Discus Chronologicus Regum utriusque Siciliae et Ducum Princ
Chronological volvelle table showing the Sicilian rulers from the year 0 until 1730. COMPLETE with its volvelle. Each circle corresponds to a jurisdiction.
Date: Nuremberg, 1750
Ghent a large City and Castle in Flanders. . .
A very fine bird's-eye plan of the city and fortifications of Ghent and the surrounding countryside in Belgium. A decorative cartouche encloses a detailed key to the map ...
- $100 / ≈ €86
Date: London, ca 1750
Le Brabant. Ou la Campagne du Roy de 1746. . .
Uncommon map of Dutch and Belgium Brabant by George Louis Le Rouge, who was active from 1740- till 1780 as a publisher and was appointed engineer for the King of France.D...
- $300 / ≈ €257
Date: Paris, ca. 1750
Amerique méridionale. . .
Detailled map of South America from his "Atlas Universel".Gilles Robert de Vaugondy (1688–1766), also known as Le Sieur or Monsieur Robert, and his son, Didie...
- $150 / ≈ €128
Date: Paris, 1750
Tschanibei Ally Bassa. Türckischer Gross-Böthschafter um Kayserl.
Engraving by Johann Martin Bernigeroth (1713-1767) showing a full portrait of the Turkish ambassador in Vienna Ally Bassa.
Date: Leipzig, c. 1750
Vue perspective de la prison royale de Madrid en Espagne . . .
So-called optical print of the Royal Prison, now the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Madrid. Published by Jacques Chereau, who was a well-known publisher of optical prints...
- $200 / ≈ €171
Date: Paris, ca. 1750
A ship's hour glass.
Maritime hourglass with blown glass bulbs, orange sand, junction ring covered with cord, the circular ebony frame with six turned baluster columns.The invention of the ho...
Date: The Netherlands, Germany, ca. 1750
![[3 prints] Veduta della Piazza di S. Marco dall' Orologgio. / Veduta della Piazzetta. / Veduto della Piazza di S. Marco in Venezia.](/uploads/cache/63336-250x250.jpg)
[3 prints] Veduta della Piazza di S. Marco dall' Orologgio. / Veduta della Piazzetta. / Veduto della Piazza di S. Marco in Venezia.
Set of 3 Mezzotint-engravings of Venice engraved and published in Augsburg by Christoph Gustav Kilian.Christoph Gustav Kilian (Augsburg 1724-1776). Member of the extended...
Date: Augsbourg, ca. 1750
Charte der Kriegs Operationen am Donn u: Dnieper Ihro Russisch Kayserl Majestaet Glorieusen Armeen A: 1736
Scarce separately published map of the southern part of Ukraine, with an explanatory key A-N in the lower right. The map is surrounded by letterpress German text giving a...
Date: Augsburg, 1750
Partie Orientale de l'Empire de Russie en Asie.. et les Confins de la Tatarie Chinoise. . .
Large map with mostly topographical detail of mountains, deserts, rivers and forests. Covers the region from Tomsk eastward and includes Sakhal from his "Atlas Unive...
Date: Paris, 1750
Introduction a la géographie carte des diverses positions de la sphere..
A charming and large print showing a terrestrial, celestial and an armillary globe with smaller circular diagrams illustrating the theories of Ptolemy, Copernicus, Brahe ...
- $1000 / ≈ €855
Date: Paris 1750
Karte von Katay od. dem Reiche Kin, zur Geschichte von Jenghiz Khan. Aus dem Englischen.
The map is of interest for the use of East Sea, the sea between Korea and Japan, here called "Meer von Corea".Copper engraving, hand colored in outline and wash...
Date: Leipzig, Schwabe, ca. 1750
![[Set of 3 optical prints] Vue du Pallais du l'Empereur de Perse avec la Mosquée, ou Eglise a Ispahan.](/uploads/cache/49123-250x250.jpg)
[Set of 3 optical prints] Vue du Pallais du l'Empereur de Perse avec la Mosquée, ou Eglise a Ispahan.
An optical print of the court of the Persian Emperor. Engraved by F.X. Habermann (1721-1796). The Academie Imperiale was a well-known publisher of optical prints establis...
Date: Augsburg, 1750
Vue de L'Hotel de Batavie. . .
A so-called optical print of Fatahillah Square in Jakarta, Indonesia, prepared for use in a light-box or an amusing light-show. This richly hand colored print is much per...
Date: Augsburg, 1750
Vue perspective edu fauxbourg et du port de Scheveningue a une lieue de la Haye, en Hollande.
Optical print showing the village and harbor of Scheveningen with the church at the right, in the background the North Sea. In the background, the summer residence Nieuw ...
Date: Paris, ca. 1750
Vue de la Place de St Marc de Venise du côté du port.
Optical print showing the Doge's Palace (Palazzo Ducale), San Marco Square, and Saint Mark's Basilica (Basilica di San Marco in Venice, as seen from the waterside. The im...
- $300 / ≈ €257
Date: Paris, ca. 1750
![[Title page Le Neptune Francois I. Volume]](/uploads/cache/47731-250x250.jpg)
[Title page Le Neptune Francois I. Volume]
Title page featuring Neptune in a sea-chariot drawn by white horses, fleets of ships and allegorical figures of winged gods, all within an ornate border. Engraved by le P...
Date: Paris, 1750
![Plan de Mons ville capitale du comté de Haynaut. [MONS]](/uploads/cache/39799-250x250.jpg)
Plan de Mons ville capitale du comté de Haynaut. [MONS]
Charming little plan of the city of Mons in Belgium, engraved by Inselin, with a lettered key (A-V) in lower right corner.
Date: Paris, 1750
![Kantong [The Dutch Folly Fort off Canton]](/uploads/cache/05714-250x250.jpg)
Kantong [The Dutch Folly Fort off Canton]
Charming 18th water color on paper depicting The Dutch "Folly Fort" off Canton. Probably made by a western artist visiting China.Forts were built in several pla...
Date: Canton?, c.1750
Tabula Geographica qua pars Russiae Magnae Pontus Euxinus seu Mare Nigrum et Tartaria Minor.
Homann's map is based upon the works of George von Mengden (1628-1702) a Livonian cartographer who worked for Peter the Great and Count Jacob Bruce [Graf Jakov Villimovic...
- $750 / ≈ €642
Date: Nuremburg, after 1750
A ship's hour glass.
Maritime hourglass with blown glass bulbs, orange sand, junction ring covered with cord, the circular ebony frame with six turned baluster columns. The invention of the ...
Date: Germany, ca. 1750
Carte particuliere des costes de Poittou, Aunis et de la Rochelle.
Finely designed and rare map of Isle Ré and the French coast with La Rochelle.
- $1250 / ≈ €1069
Date: Amsterdam, c. 1750
Planisphaerum coeleste.
A very decorative double hemisphere celestial chart. The 10 smaller circular diagram showing the rotation of the Planets, according to Tycho Brahe, Ptolemy and Copernicus...
Date: Nurenberg, 1750
Vue perspective du palais episcopal de Westminster.
So-called optical print illustrating a perspective view of the old Palace of Westminster where the Lords and Commons met and the square facing it.. Published by Jacques C...
- $150 / ≈ €128
Date: Paris, ca. 1750
Vue du village de Maarsen en Hollande.
Showing the river Vecht at the town of Maarsen. Published by Jacques Chereau, who was a well-known publisher of optical prints, established in rue St. Jacques in Paris. I...
Date: Paris, ca. 1750
Vue de l Hotel du Lord Maire, qui comprend la Façade, et le Cot' Occidental de Londres.
Shows the famous Lord Mayor's coach driving through London. The Lord Mayor's coach is famous for its role in the Lord Mayor's Show, which is one of the longest establishe...
- $100 / ≈ €86
Date: Augsburg, 1750
Marchionatus Moraviae circuli Znoymensis et Iglaviensis. . .
Map of the Znaym region of Moravia, the southern part of the Czech Republic, with figurative cartouche and small table of explanations. After Johann Christoph Müller pub...
- $250 / ≈ €214
Date: Nuremberg, 1750
Kancheu.
Charming 18th water color on paper depicting Kancheu. Probably made by a western artist visiting China.
Date: c.1750
![De Tout Cote Peur. [fear on all sides]](/uploads/cache/46782-250x250.jpg)
De Tout Cote Peur. [fear on all sides]
A lovely eighteenth-century print of an old man who has "fear on all sides." He is seen fully dressed holding a chest (of money / personal effects?) whilst clut...
- $150 / ≈ €128
Date: Paris, ca 1750
Nouvelle place de St. Pétersbourg.
Showing a square at 18th century Saint Petersburg. J. Chereau was a publisher of optical prints, established in Paris, rue St.Jacques.In the eighteenth and nineteenth ce...
- $200 / ≈ €171
Date: Paris, ca. 1750
Nouvelle Carte de L'Empire De La Chine et les Pais circonvoisins - Nieuwe Kaart van t Keizerryk China en de aangrensende Landen.
Finely engraved map of China and Korea, with titles in both French and Dutch.The map extends west to the Gobi Desert and Tibet and shows Macao and Canton, among other cit...
Date: Amsterdam, 1750
(Title page) Le Neptune François.
Title page featuring Neptune in a sea-chariot drawn by white horses, mer-people, fleets of ships and allegorical figures of winged gods, all within an ornate border. Engr...
- $550 / ≈ €470
Date: Paris, 1750
![La ville et citadelle d'Anvers. [Antwerp]](/uploads/cache/39843-250x250.jpg)
La ville et citadelle d'Anvers. [Antwerp]
A town-plan of the fortified enclosure of Antwerp with its citadel, showing the extensions made between 1201 and 1701, when the fortifications were enlarged by Philippe V...
- $225 / ≈ €192
Date: Paris, ca. 1750
Le Pays des Hottentots . . .
Map of Good Hope Cape. Across the top is an extensive list of 22 important sites and locations keyed to the plan with tiny letters and numbers.Jacques Nicolas Bellin (170...
- $200 / ≈ €171
Date: Paris, 1750
La Prusse divisée en Prusse royale, et Prusse Ducale. . .
Finely and crisply engraved map of Prussia including The Bay of Danzig. Ornamental title cartouche in the upper part of the map from his "Atlas Universel".Gille...
- $300 / ≈ €257
Date: Paris, 1750
A view of Westminster bridge. Vue du pont Westminster.
A very decorative and extremely rare of river Themes and Westminster bridge in London, including a six-line description in French and English. Published by Jacques Chér...
Date: Paris, ca.1750
Amsterdam Ville du Comté de Hollande et la plus considerable des Provinces Unies. . .
A very decorative and extremely rare town-view of Amsterdam, including a numbered (1-18) key in lower part. Extensive shipping on the IJ. To the left the headquarters of ...
Date: Paris, ca.1750
Carte de L'Isle de Sumatra Dressee sur les Journaux des Navigateurs . . .
Detailed map of Sumatra and Malacca, centered on Singapore and including the southern portion of the Malaysian peninsula. With "Detroit de Sincapour" and severa...
Date: Paris, ca. 1750
Plan de la ville de Buenos-Ayres.
Early plan of Buenos-Ayres city. Across the top is an extensive list of 22 important sites and locations keyed to the plan with tiny letters and numbers.Jacques Nicolaas ...
- $300 / ≈ €257
Date: Paris, 1750
Carte du Katay ou Empire de Kin. . .
The map is of interest for the use of Mer de Corée for the sea between Korea and Japan. Fine map of Korea and China's Yellow Sea. Complete title in top: Carte du Katay o...
Date: Paris, 1750
Rome. Profil de la Ville de Rome.
A very decorative and extremely rare town view of Rome, including a numbered key ( 1-47 ), in lower part. The Vatican with St.Pierre in the left, with great detail. Publ...
- $3300 / ≈ €2823
Date: Paris, ca.1750
The Philippine Islands and others of the East Indies. . .
Herman Moll's 'busy' map of South East Asia and the Philippines, published in the middle of the eighteenth century in London. The map includes numerous small islands, Sum...
- $280 / ≈ €240
Date: London, ca 1750
Barcelone, Ville Capitale de la principauté Catalogne. . .
A very decorative and scarce view of Barcelona, including a numbered key ( 1-29 ) in the lower part. Published by Jacques Chéreau, (1688 - 1776). Engraved by Aveline and...
- $4000 / ≈ €3422
Date: Paris, ca.1750
Messine. Anciennement Messena Ville . . .
A very decorative and extremely rare view of Messina on Sicily, including a numbered (1-16) key in lower part. Published by Jacques Chéreau, (1688 - 1776). Engraved by A...
- $3000 / ≈ €2566
Date: Paris, ca.1750
![Chambery / Turo / Coucy le Chateau. . . [5 prints]](/uploads/cache/14386-250x250.jpg)
Chambery / Turo / Coucy le Chateau. . . [5 prints]
A set of 5 prints. A nice view of Chambery: in Savoie; a charming view of Coucy le Chateau, engraved by Picquenot; a very fine plan of Tours, including a lettered key on ...
Date: Paris, 1580 -1750
Archipel des indes Orientales
A finely engraved map depicting South East Asia with very good detail on the Philippines. Decorative title cartouche. From Atlas Universel of Gilles and Didier Robert de ...
Date: Paris, 1750
Middelbourg Ville la plus considerable de l'Isle de Walcheren et du Comté de Zelande l'une des huit provinces Unis des pais-bas . .
A very decorative and extremely rare of Middelburg, including a numbered (1-19) key in lower part. Published by Jacques Chéreau, (1688 - 1776). Engraved by Aveline and ...
Date: Paris, ca.1750
Carte des Royaumes de Siam, du Tunquin, Pegu, Ava, Aracan . . .
Map of Siam, du Tunquin, Pegu, Ava, Aracan. Across the top is an extensive list of 22 important sites and locations keyed to the plan with tiny letters and numbers.Jacque...
- $350 / ≈ €299
Date: Paris, 1750
Tabula Geographica Campaniae. . .
Map of the Champagne region with Rheims, Châlons, Vitry in the center. In upper left corner two inset views with the towns of Reims et Troyes.
- $225 / ≈ €192
Date: Nuremberg, ca. 1750
Seville. Ville Archiepiscopale et Capitale du Raume d'Andalousie en Espagne. . .
A very decorative and extremely rare view of Seville, including a numbered (1-37) key in the lower part. Published by Jacques Chéreau, (1688 - 1776). Engraved by Aveline...
- $2200 / ≈ €1882
Date: Paris, ca.1750
Totius Templi Beli et partis ubis Babylonicae prospectiva.
Two print on the same sheet, showing The Tower of Babe. The story of the city of Babel is recorded in Genesis 11:1–9. Everyone on earth once spoke the same language. As...
Date: Nuremberg, 1750
Naples, Ville de la Province de Labour, Archiépiscopale, et Capitale du Royaume de Naples.
A very decorative and extremely rare view of Naples, including a numbered (1-18) key in the lower part. Published by Jacques Chéreau, (1688 - 1776). Engraved by Aveline ...
- $3500 / ≈ €2994
Date: Paris, ca.1750
Nouvelle Carte de L'Empire De La Chine et les Pais circonvoisins - Nieuwe Kaart van t Keizerryk China en de aangrensende Landen.
Finely engraved map of China and Korea, with titles in both French and Dutch.The map extends west to the Gobi Desert and Tibet and shows Macao and Canton, among other cit...
- $500 / ≈ €428
Date: Amsterdam, 1750
Vue de l'Entree de la Cour.. de la rue de l'Arno a Florence
So-called optical print of Arno Street in Florence, in Tuscany region. Probst was the best-known publishers of optical prints, established in Augsburg.In the eighteenth ...
- $150 / ≈ €128
Date: Augsburg 1750
Carte de la Coste d'Arabie, Mer Rouge, et Golfe de Perse. . .
A pleasant map of the Arabian Peninsular, the Red Sea and the Gulf region, published in Paris during the mid 18th century. Published in the "Histoire generale des V...
- $200 / ≈ €171
Date: Paris, ca 1750
Plan de la ville de Siam.
Early plan of Siam, Thailand. Across the top is an extensive list of 22 important sites and locations keyed to the plan with tiny letters and numbers.Jacques Nicolaas Bel...
Date: Paris, 1750
Les Villes forts et châteaux de Malte capitale de l'isle de ce nom. Dessignée sur le lieu par un Ingr du roy.
A very decorative and extremely rare town-view of Valetta, including a numbered legend in lower part. Published by Jacques Chereau, (1688 - 1776). Engraved by Aveline and...
Date: Paris, ca.1750
Nieuwe kaart van Tartarie. . .
A map of Tartary, Korea and part of Japan. Map place names in Korea are marked. The map is most notable for the confusion between Kamchatka and Jesso.Engraved by J.Keyser...
- $200 / ≈ €171
Date: Amsterdam, 1731 / 1750
Milan. Ville forte, Capitale du Duché de même nom, l'une des plus grandes des des plus considérables de l'Italie.
A very decorative and extremely rare of Milan, including a numbered key ( 1-35 ) in lower part. Published by Jacques Chéreau, (1688 - 1776). Engraved by Aveline and fir...
- $3500 / ≈ €2994
Date: Paris, ca.1750
![[Double celestial and terrestrial hemisphere]](/uploads/cache/44995-250x250.jpg)
[Double celestial and terrestrial hemisphere]
Small but uncommon double celestial and terrestrial hemisphere. The terrestrial map showing the western hemisphere with an oversized an curious Australian continent.
- $300 / ≈ €257
Date: ca. 1750
Venise / Ville capitale de la République de même nom en Italie.
A very decorative and extremely rare town plan of Venice, including a numbered legend in the lower part. Published by Jacques Chéreau, (1688 - 1776). Engraved by Pierre-...
- $4000 / ≈ €3422
Date: Paris, ca.1750
Constantinople ville de Romanie et capitale de l'Empire des Turcs.
A very decorative and extremely rare of Istanbul, including a numbered legend in lower part. Published by Jacques Chéreau, (1688 - 1776). Engraved by Aveline and first ...
Date: Paris, ca.1750
Per telecopium exhibitio partis inferioris armamentarii. / Representation en perspective de la partie inferieure d'un arsenal. . .
RARE. Engraved optical print by Georg Balthasar Probst of a arsenal.
Date: Augsburg, 1750
Partie Orientale de l'Empire de Russie en Asie.. et les Confins de la Tatarie Chinoise. . .
Large map with mostly topographical detail of mountains, deserts, rivers and forests. Covers the region from Tomsk eastward and includes Sakhal from his "Atlas Unive...
- $120 / ≈ €103
Date: Paris, 1750
Flaggen aller seefahrenden potenzen und nationen…
A highly decorative and beautiful print with 139 flags of the sea-faring nations, factions, and trading companies. Among the more interesting flags are those of the Dutch...
Date: Nuremberg, 1750
't Hooge Heemraedschap van Delfland met alle de Steden, Dorpen, Ambachten, Litmaten, Polders, (etc.).
The so-called Kruquius map is a wall-map of the Delfland water board district. The map consists of 25 engraved map sheets. Several maps flanked by fine large armorial car...
Date: Delft, 1712-1750
Sweden and Norway.
Herman Moll's mid eighteenth century map of Sweden and Norway, extending down to Denmark, across to Finland, and south to the Baltic states of Estonia, Livonia etc. With ...
- $125 / ≈ €107
Date: London, ca 1750
Partie Orientale de l'Empire de Russie en Asie.. et les Confins de la Tatarie Chinoise. . .
Large map with mostly topographical detail of mountains, deserts, rivers and forests. Covers the region from Tomsk eastward and includes Sakhalin. Uncolored, decorative t...
- $300 / ≈ €257
Date: Paris, 1750
Carte de La Riviere de la Plata . . .
Map of La Plata Riviera. Across the top is an extensive list of 22 important sites and locations keyed to the plan with tiny letters and numbers.Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1...
- $350 / ≈ €299
Date: Paris, 1750